Round Robin: Questions About the Palm Treo Pro?
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Like all good things, bad things, and flummoxing things — all thing in general I suppose — my time with the Palm Treo Pro (see video preview) will be ending shortly, whereby shortly I mean this weekend when my final review goes up an I ship this hot little handset on to Android Casey for his turn at the non-Palm, not-Treo, arguably Pro device.
In the meantime, however, I should like to ask you, our readers, what if any questions you might have about it. What would you like to see better explored? Compared more directly with the iPhone? Put to the torture test?
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November 28th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
Does the Pro’s Internet speed compare to the iPhones at all?
November 28th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
I’m curious to know your thoughts on the email set up. I had a hell of a time when I used the Treo 750, and that was ultimately what drove me away.
November 28th, 2008 at 1:06 pm
no the speed is only half of the iphone’s, and def not as great of experience
November 28th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
iPhone’s interface and speed will never be beaten! iPhone is amazing!
November 28th, 2008 at 1:51 pm
How well does it do things the iPhone is lacking? Cut and paste, to dos, mms, etc. And would you even consider switching just to get these features? I know I wouldn’t, but I’m sure there are people out there who are on the fence who would like to know.
November 28th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
How’s that keyboard. I picked up a Palm in a store once and thought it was way too small. But then the iphone keyboard is small in portrait mode too. What are your thoughts?
November 28th, 2008 at 3:35 pm
I’ve used different keyboards and after a few days you get used to them.
November 28th, 2008 at 3:47 pm
I still love my iphone….
November 28th, 2008 at 4:01 pm
Does it’s Internet speeds even remotly one close to the iPhones?
November 28th, 2008 at 4:41 pm
That keyboard is crammped!! And still, running Windows Mobile..Can’t picture ever adding that device to my line up.
Great look at it though from a different perspective.
November 28th, 2008 at 6:25 pm
iphone has a nice os
November 28th, 2008 at 8:24 pm
I think what I would like to see always when a phone is being compared to the almighty iPhone, is one of the things that makes it so amazing and far better then any platform. What I am speaking of is the app store and it’s elegant interface and useablity. That is what I would like to see compared to our phone.
November 28th, 2008 at 8:25 pm
What have you missed most from the iPhone that the Pro doesn’t offer?
November 28th, 2008 at 11:24 pm
Does the phone stream live events
November 29th, 2008 at 8:46 am
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November 29th, 2008 at 10:47 am
So is it better than the iPhone??????Haha lmao
November 29th, 2008 at 12:09 pm
How close do you think palm and the iPhone are from being incomparable devices? Palm doesn’t seem to be much of a contender anymore, how long before they drop out of the competition?
November 29th, 2008 at 1:39 pm
Is the touchscreen very important to navigation/data entry/etc? Most other phones are either all keys or all touchscreens…
November 29th, 2008 at 5:09 pm
What’s the best and worst thing about it?
November 29th, 2008 at 7:04 pm
The tiny 320 x 320 screen on the Treo looks like a big disadvantage compared to the iPhone’s 480 x 320. How does that affect its use? Or does not needing screen real estate for a virtual keyboard and menus make it a wash?
November 29th, 2008 at 10:45 pm
I have to agree with Bla1ze, cramped keyboard.
November 30th, 2008 at 12:10 am
iphone lacks free push email, or push in general
November 30th, 2008 at 12:31 am
What is of like haveing a phone with both touch and physical buttons for the ui. Do you think it is better or worse then a all touch or no touch phone?
November 30th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
Has palm changed anything about the Windows Mobile OS to make it their own? Sort of like the panels on the SE Xperia or the Fuze…
November 30th, 2008 at 1:16 pm
what was the learning curve like on the keyboard going from the iphone to the pro?
November 30th, 2008 at 5:11 pm
not a fan of that one really ..
November 30th, 2008 at 9:31 pm
I really don’t like it.
December 1st, 2008 at 1:24 am
With the lack of a 3.5mm headphone jack, would you use the Treo Pro (or AT&T Fuze and T-Mobile G1) as much for music/videos?….I can’t imagine using the connectors
December 1st, 2008 at 6:34 am
Amazing the misinformation on the Treo Pro as evidenced by comment above. The Treo Pro has a 3.5 mm jack! It also has wifi, standalone GPS, a massive number of third party programs. Half the internet speed? Side by side they clearly have the same speed.
December 1st, 2008 at 10:04 am
How about battery life?
December 1st, 2008 at 5:27 pm
Yea it’s alright
December 1st, 2008 at 10:02 pm
I am curious as to how robust the device feels as a whole in comparison. More solid less solid or about the same build quality. I see lots of cracked glass iphones on my college campus and I am curious as to how bang up prone this little gem is.
December 2nd, 2008 at 8:09 pm
this phone is/will dominate!
December 3rd, 2008 at 3:48 pm
iPhone issa the Bombb
December 3rd, 2008 at 9:23 pm
i want an iphone
December 4th, 2008 at 7:08 pm
The treos keyboard is the only good thing.
December 5th, 2008 at 3:48 pm
Iphone is good with everything
December 5th, 2008 at 3:58 pm
i dont like the keyboard
December 6th, 2008 at 8:23 pm
It doesn’t like you. Lol jk
December 8th, 2008 at 8:35 pm
iPhone pwn!
December 10th, 2008 at 4:05 pm
Psshhh
December 10th, 2008 at 9:06 pm
Blah, palms. I’m more of a blackberry or iphone kind of guy,
December 12th, 2008 at 4:38 pm
I kinda like palm tho
December 13th, 2008 at 11:48 pm
it’s nice
December 14th, 2008 at 3:44 pm
Maybe ill win on my birthday! (21st)